LONDON, Monday.—Only three German bombers ventured across widely separated parts of the British coast during daylight yesterday, and one of them ...
Article : 286 wordsWHILE Germany intensifies its nerve war against Yugoslavia, the Yugoslavs are going ahead calmly with their mobilisation. Large numbers have been called to the colours, and are on their way to the frontier. Red Cross and A.R.P ...
Article : 776 wordsSIXTY-FIVE Axis-controlled merchant ships in American ports have been seized by the United States authorities. Twenty-eight of them are Italian, two German, and 35 Danish, and their aggregate tonnage is 300,000. ...
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Advertising : 1,022 wordsSINGAPORE, Monday.—It is stated officially that the reinforcements which have reached Singapore are mainly famous Indian regiments, but British ...
Article : 172 wordsTHE Foreign Policy Association issued a statement declaring that a successful American offensive against Japan would require ...
Article : 35 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—Because of the heavy reduction in the shipping space available from Australia to the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth ...
Article : 233 words"The Government's intention to extend the Parliamentary franchise to those of the age of 20 years has been announced without any reasons, in support of it," ...
Article : 472 wordsMr. Henry George Smith, former Registrar-General in Tasmania, was found dead in his car at Proctors Rd., Hobart, on Sunday night. The engine of the car was ...
Article : 248 wordsThe plebiscite conducted by "The Mercury" to decide between the types of rose competing for public favour will conclude today. Advocates of the merits of rival ...
Article : 101 wordsIt was emphasised by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Brooker) yesterday that the question of uniformity of conditions in various parts of Tasmania under wages boards ...
Article : 158 wordsDURING daylight operations to-day aircraft of the Bomber Command scored five direct hits on two enemy tankers off Le ...
Article : 38 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—Application to the Arbitration Court for the deregistration of the Ironworkers' Union throughout Australia was served today on Mr. E. ...
Article : 157 wordsThe Chief Secretary (Mr. Brooker), referring yesterday to the resolution adopted at the conference of the Tasmanian section of the Australian Labour ...
Article : 123 wordsLONDON, Monday.—A vivid story of how the British submarine Parthian sank two Italian ships—a supply ship of 6,000 tons and a tanker of 10,000 tons—was told ...
Article : 145 wordsCANBERRA, Monday.—Two cruisers and four destroyers of the American Fleet which visited New Zealand recently were at Tahiti last Tuesday, said the Acting ...
Article : 125 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—Although the Royal Australian Air Force today celebrated its 20th anniversary, the only indication of the occasion was an Air ...
Article : 131 wordsSHANGHAI, Monday.—Considerable mystification and much speculation has followed the unobtrusive departure from Shanghai at the week-end of the large ...
Article : 98 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—The Premier (Mr. Mair) told representatives of coal miners at a conference today that he would pledge his Government to pass legislation after the ...
Article : 202 wordsLONDON, Monday.—Despite lively German anti-aircraft fire. Royal Air Force bombers heavily attacked the invasion ports last night. Calais in ...
Article : 139 wordsThe following tenders have been accepted by the Public Works Department: Dunalley school residence erection of garage, R. V. Brown, Lenah Valley (£43): Lady ...
Article : 68 wordsLONDON, Monday.—Robert Lowenstein, who was killed in an airfield accident, inherited £5,000,000 when he was 18 years of age. Recently he joined the ...
Article : 60 wordsTo bring about the closing of all places of entertainment on Good Friday and Christmas Day an amendment of the Sunday Observance Act would be necessary. The Chief ...
Article : 133 wordsDetective-Inspector Fleming stated yesterday that no trace of the missing woman, Miss Lillie Maud Brown, had been reported to the police. The name had first been given to the ...
Article : 48 wordsDon't let Bilious Spells, Constipation or Indigestion rob you of energy and the enjoyment of life. Give your liver, bowels and kidneys the little help they ...
Article : 119 wordsThe return of cases of infectious diseases notified to the Department of Public Health during the week ended Saturday is: Hobart: Diphtheria, 5; scarlet fever, 1; ...
Article : 43 wordsMONTREAL, Monday.—Mr. R. E. Powell, president of the Aluminium Company of Canada, in a broadcast, said: "The volume of aluminium now produced in ...
Article : 50 wordsAccording to figures compiled by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, average retail prices of food and groceries in Australia showed the following increases ...
Article : 66 wordsTasmanian oysters will shortyl make their re-appearance. The season for taking these opens today. Keep Coughs. Colds at Bay ...
Article : 27 wordsCabinet probably will consider today the report of the Board of Inquiry into the Hydro-Electric Commission. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 1 Apr 1941, Page 2
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